Ever watched one of your favourite TV shows and noticed the presenters were a bit… off with each other? Or perhaps how certain stars of the small screen are always kept far apart? Well, you're not going crazy. It's because they often genuinely can't stand each other.

A lot of time and money goes into recruiting the perfect double acts and panels on shows like Strictly Come Dancing,Top Gear and This Morning. But, unfortunately, just because two celebrities work well on screen doesn't mean they will in real life. Sometimes, it's entertaining to watch, others, it's just plain awkward.

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Here we take a look at some of the biggest presenters on the small screen that have made no secret of how they really feel about their co-hosts.

This is one serious love-hate relationship. Piers irritates poor Susanna on an almost daily basis. He repeatedly talks over her and never lets her get a word in edgeways when guests come in for live interviews. She's often spotted rolling her eyes at his comments and has publicly admitted that they regularly disagree. But saying that, these two are pretty funny to watch. Rather her than us, though…

Long before the days of Good Morning Britain, GMTV ruled breakfast television along with its hosts Eamonn and Anthea. Unfortunately, they hated each other – and not in an entertaining way. Tensions between the pair became so intense that he apparently refused to work with her, resulting in producers giving Anthea the sack in 1997. It took them 12 years before they finally put their differences aside.

This was probably one of the worst-kept secrets in the TV world. Matt wasn't Chris' first choice to co-host Top Gear, and according to rumour it was super awkward on set. Although Matt played down rumours surrounding their working relationship, when Chris was let go, the secrets began pouring out. When he left the show, he didn't tell Matt he was going – and the pair reportedly haven't spoken since.

Jeremy often torments James on-screen – but is the animosity real? Well, while both have admitted they play up to their characters on The Grand Tour, they genuinely do have their differences. In fact, James has admitted they try not to socialise unless it's necessary. He told The Guardian: "We work because we hate each other. That's the magic formula. It doesn't work for bands. I think it works for groups of TV presenters. We get on each other's tits massively."

We've all seen them bicker on screen, but we never knew their spats continued off-camera too. On occasion, their relationship has become so testy that they've had to walk away from each other. John has claimed they've actually never been friends. "We've not been to each other's houses... If we go away to somewhere like South Africa, we do things separately," he told The Guardian. "If we do go out for a drink, I'll invariably be at one end of a big old table and he'll be at the other."

They've made up now, but there was a long period when Nadia completely froze out Kaye from her inner circle. When Nadia met her partner Mark and had daughter Maddy, she shut out her pal and it took a huge toll on their friendship. "I was really hurt, it was really difficult," Kaye told The Express.

And the awkwardness affected the ladies on Loose Women too. Producers were so worried about them arguing that they ordered them to sit apart during filming. Luckily, the drama is behind them now.